The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-02

| "A gang OF CrampS boarded freight
train at Braceville, on Tuesday of last
week, and refused to get of. defyiug
the conductor and crew. Arriving at
Ravenna, the conductor telegraphed
the Kent officers to be ia readiness to
receive the gang. -Four of them were
captured, but were discharged because
no one appeared to prosecute them.
Auditor Olin was in Cleveland last
week attending the meeting of County
Auditors along the line of the N. Y.
P. & o. railroad, for the purpose of
assessing the value of the same. Mr..
Olin speaks in very high praise of the
courtesy and good faith manifested by
the officers of the road, and is much
pleased with the treatment received
at their hands. The road was assessed
at about SIS, ,O0C per mile.
About 6 o'clock Wednesday evening
q small building, which was at one
time used for saloon, near the P. &
w. railroad, was discovered to be in
flames. An alarm was sent in by tel
ephone from the depot, and in seven
minutes the fire department was flood
ing the place with water, after making
very fine half mile run. The fire
was squelched, but the building was
pretty much ruined.
We have just received one of the
prettiest songs ever written, called
There's no one like Mother to me-"
by Charles A. Davies. For a nice
home song, in which both the words
and music are SO very pretty, tits hard
to equal. 1t can be played on the
piano or organ. and will be sent to any
address for only IL cent stamps. Ad-
dress the publishers. J. c. Greene &
Co., "a and AZ Arcade, Cincinnati, o.
The Operettas, :. Fairy Land" and
the '' Merry Company" or the Cadets
Picnic. will be repeated by request, at
the Opera House, Saturday evening of
this week, by the Mission Band of the
Cong. Church. Some changes will be
made in the program. Admission 25
cents, gallery Is cents. Tickets on
sale at Reeds drug store Friday morn
ing.
The Enterprise Glass Works, which
have stood idle SO long, have been sold
to parties from Minerva, o., who will
repairing the same about
July lst, and September 1st will begin
the manufacture of fruit jars, oil cans,
lanterns and bottles, employing 100
men. The price paid for the plant |
was $4,000; donation of ST., 500 being
promised them by our citizens. We
learn that the revival of this industry |
is due in great measure to the per-
sonal exerti0ns of Mayor Holcomb.
About o'clock Tuesday morning |
policeman Kennedy arrested G. w. |
Allen. on charge Of larceny, and |
gave him quarters in the cooler. For
some time past Allen has been en-
ployed handling fish for Risdon &
Taylor, and on Monday evening Mr..
Risdon saw some things which arous-
ed his suspicious and caused him to |
have search made of the premises in
the rear of the store. This search re-
vealed crock of butter which had |
been taken from the cellar. The Off
GERS were notified. and requested to |
arrest the man who came for 1t, which
was done.
Mrs. Anna M. Ryers, relict of the
late Fred'k .Byers. died suddenly, of
heart disease, on Friday morning last.
at the family residence, about one mile
south of town. She retired the night |
before in her usual health, bat when |
her neice went to her room to call her
in the morning there was no response,
and upon entering the room she found
Mrs. Byers dead. The deceased was
about 81 years of age, and has resided
on the place where she died about 80 |
wears. She was the mother Of five
children, four of whom survive her,
John F., and Geo., of this place, Chas.
c., an engineer on the River road, and
Mrs. Hattie A. Trowbridge.
Funeral services were held on Sun
day, conducted by Rev. Andrew WILL
son, and were largely attended.
Mr.. Norman Merrell, an old and re-
spected resident of Kent, died sudden
ly at his residence on Portage street
last Friday evening, aged "a years. !
Mr. Marrelps health has been failing |
for the past year. and for some time |
he has been confined to his bed. On |
Friday he was seized with chills and |
suddenly passed away. The funeral |
took place on Sunday morning from |
the Universalist Church, Rev. r. B. !
Marsh officiating. and was very large !,
ly attended,-EKen Bulletin.